The Florist's Daughter

By
Patricia Lucas, Gary, Ind. /
August 23, 2009

I've just finished reading Patricia Hampl's The Florist's Daughter, a memoir about her life growing up as the daughter of a florist and a very domineering mother. This is a taut, expertly written book, and the account gripped me so profoundly that I read it in two sittings.